AROUND 3,000 rail enthusiasts andtheir families came out in their droves to watch some of the country’s greatest trains stream through the Great Central Railway for their 1960s gala.

The four-day event saw popular trains such as the Tornado, the British Railways Standard 4, Jubilee, two Black 5s and a Jinity pass through the station.

There was also a collection of classic cars parked at the Quorn and Woodhouse station.

Bill Ford, general manager, said: “The event showed a snapshot of how railways were changing in the 1960s. We had diesel and steam engines running through. We would like to thank everyone who supports the railways – enthusiasts travelled all over the country to see the gala – which has been our busiest 1960s one to date – and underlines the importance of the railway to the local economy with people coming from Scotland, London and Wales.”